Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dead Fish Have Washed Up In Texas

A large amount of dead fish have washed up on the beaches of
Galveston in the past few days.

Peter Davis with the Galveston Island Beach Patrol
told the AP that the number of dead fish is thought to be in
the hundreds of thousands. Amateur footage shows the extent of
the fish kill.

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According to KHOU, biologists begun testing testing pH,
saline and oxygen levels on Sunday. A report from
Galveston Daily News suggests that Red Tide, a "neurotoxic
algal bloom", may be responsible. It is not believed at present
that the water represents any danger to humans, though oyster bed
have been closed to harvesting.